Moving to Germany with the iPhone
All,
I just purchased the iPhone and think it's spectacular. Now I found out that I may relocate to Germany in the near future (it's a business thing), and I'm worried that I won't be able to use my iPhone there... In case the phone is not SIM-locked (I think the SIM card can be exchanged), does anyone know what needs to be done in order to use the iPhone in Germany?
I heard T-Mobile won the exclusive marketing of the I-Phone there... Will I have to sign up to T-Mobile there? Or will I also be able to use Vodafone (my preferred mobile carrier in Germany)?
Regards,
Anja
1) ATT requires a 2 year contract. I just upgraded mine from an existing contract (running for approx. one year) for the use of the iPhone and now wonder whether a move to a different country not will provide the grounds for early termination - without penalty.
When you activated your iPhone, you agreed to and began a new 2-yr contract with AT&T that was effective on the iPhone activation date. Moving to Germany should be grounds for AT&T to allow you out of your contract without being charged the $175 early contract termination fee but I don't know AT&T's policy in this regard. I worked for a large corporation for 17 years and when transferred, the company paid an additional one month's gross pay to take care of such things as having to pay an early contract termination fee or losing a deposit if renting a place to live, the same for a personal cell phone contract, any required deposits at the new location for living arrangements, utilities, etc.
2) I read on CNN (and several techblogs) about iphonesimfree.com, who sell an application to unlock the iPhone and make it useable for any GSM system, with any carrier anywhere in the world. Nowhere is Apples or ATTs position available on this. Any thoughts on this as a solution to this sim-lock dilemma?
It isn't against the law to unlock a carrier locked phone but Apple nor AT&T is obligated by law to make the process easy or to unlock the phone for you and this will also void your warranty. But this won't matter anyway since you probably won't be able to have an iPhone purchased in the U.S. repaired or replaced under warranty anyway while in Germany or anyplace outside of the U.S.
The iPhone sold in Germany might be a 3G phone or have an additional feature, etc. that your current iPhone does not include which is why I would sell your iPhone here before leaving and purchase the iPhone sold in Germany when arriving there.
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